Baemono
Member
Eh, I got a lot of « but you already had one », no one says that when it comes to buying a PS5 while having a PS4
Switch 2 sells 3.5 million in 4 days
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I'll take "shit that never happened" for 500, Regis.
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Mozza
Member
Yet still sold around the same as the PS4 in it's first year. People were just buying off the scalpers as there was no other choice. Now the console has been available for ages now and there was no massive surge in sales.
Cakeboxer
Member
At least an unbundled one.
Windom Earle
Member
How does consumer perception not matter if the consumer perceives the games as good looking or "good enough" looking? You said it's bad for gamers and to an extent I would agree (RT performance will be an absolute joke) but this is more of a developer issue. Most Nintendo gamers won't really care.
kazuyamishima
Member
The PS4: 2 price cuts in all regions after launch, one in October 2015 and the other in September 2016.
The PS5: received 3 price increases in Japan, 2 in Europe and other regions like Australia. One in the US.
Yeah, I wonder why there are no surges in sales.
Yet, it stills tracking similar to the PS4.
ComputerBlue
Member
Cray numbers
Baemono
Member
they had one of their best year ever with 21 million units sales the moment shortage ended, there was a massive suge in sale. The PS4 never managed to go this high, even with the PS4 Pro + 299 Slim
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
Yes there was. The console was having like 400% sales increases in some months when compared to the previous year. What are you even talking about lmao
Lokaum D+
Member
I know, thats why i said that Nintendo fans wont care and i was talking tech wise.
That will be the question when it comes to third party. Will it able to run graphical powerhouse and resource hungry games like for example GTA6 or RE9 without to much compromise? And another challenge for switch 2 to have longer legs is are we going too see constant supply of new Nintendo well loved exclusives like new Zelda, new Mario, new Metroid, new Earthbound, not just remasters or port from Switch 1? Because to be honest, Nintendo fans and new adoptors wants Nintendo exclusives that is why they buy it.
apple_of_enlightenment
Member
PS5 was not supply constrained for launch. In fact PS5 UK launch sales are still higher than those of Switch 2.
Oh shit, how many did you buy then?
Alan Wake
Member
I saw the numbers were shipped, not sold through, but very impressive still. Obviously there's demand.
Yes, that's the question. Can they keep this up and continue to sell or will it slow down. I take for granted they have a new Mario game and some other stuff yet to announce this year which would probably do the trick.
Toots
Member
I did not buy any.
I wanted to get one for you but your mom said you needed to make friends at school and that would not help...
apple_of_enlightenment
Member
The pandemic impacted PS5 sales later but not launch https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-doesnt-see-pandemic-affecting-ps5-launch
There was plenty of PS5 launch supply, even surpassing Switch 2 in UK https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/switch-2-is-nintendos-biggest-uk
LordOcidax
Member
Man you really clocked my tea.
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
Lol what? Sony can say whatever they wanted before launch. Reality was the console was sold out immediatly at launch and supply was drip fed up until the end of 2022
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NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
You guys (and many others) should review the PS4 launch lineup and tell me what people were trampling each other in stores to play on day one. Resogun? Angry Birds Star Wars? Every other launch game which was also available on PS3?
Even for PS2, everyone would be a bit hard-pressed to mention even one single game that you absolutely had to play on launch day. I mean, the three GameCube games currently playable on Switch 2 are worth more than several systems' launch lineups.
Considering this, Mario Kart World is hardly a bad proposition, methinks.
IAmRei
Member
We getting more rumor for Sony to make portable, if that so, the trend of all platform going handheld, this will make more interesting era like way back before, where Nintendo is not the only one who makes handheld. It will be interesting soon
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
but sony also stated this though...
PlayStation 5 supply issues finally fixed after three years, says Sony
A global chip shortage has led to long waits for the console with resellers demanding sky-high prices.
www.bbc.com
So years later them stating they fixed a supply chain issue merely confirms an issue existed during 2020.....
So the comment made prior to the launch might merely be a PR statement to get people to still buy and look out for a PS5, their comment years later confirms an issue indeed existed though.
So...my point is merely that no one was having it easy during 2020 regarding launching a new system or games or anything during that year
I'm not even sure why that is a debate suddenly
Yep. People are tripping if they think this launch is lighter than normal. It's standard for a console.
Mozza
Member
Why are you so triggered about a Nintendo console selling so well at launch?. The PS5 is tracking with the the PS4 which will still be pretty decent. Why you needed to bring this up on this thread is a mystery however.
LordOcidax
Member
Im late to the party but 
Success.
Success.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
? Tiago's exact comment states nothing about Nintendo Switch 2 though, they are merely pointing out that a surge actually did exist with PS5 post launch....
So..I'm sorry man, some of you are seeing those comments and getting defensive and the point is merely that any stats from 2020 must account for a pandemic happening and a chip shortage, as I would say this even when PS6 launches, that any comparison to PS5's launch must take that into context.
The comments being made are not against Switch 2, its merely providing context and transparency regarding the launches some of you are trying to compare to Switch 2.
edit and we are talking about this because the thread literally compares it to PS4 and PS5's launch without provided context on PS5's actual launch
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Fucking hell
Some peoples insist on having posts that age like milk for switch 1 2017 nostalgia or something?
Bookmarked
Haters :
So what happened with GameCube… WiiU..
At least we have a place to insert physical media and a stand (dock) without having to pay extra unlike a premium product called « Pro » level of shit eating
Like this
I meant stall as in significantly slow down in sales after the diehards buy theirs. I still think it'll sell 80 million or so. Not as much as Switch 1.
darrylgorn
Member
Nintendo: Releases a wildly successful console during a period where tariffs are blasting all countries and prices are the highest they've been in decades.
Sony: 'We were held back by market conditions.'
Sony: 'We were held back by market conditions.'
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Winners win
LordOcidax
Member
The amount of salty comments here and on twitter about this, is more epic than i expected 
HF. People trying to explain why the PS5 doesn't have the record is amazing 
HF. People trying to explain why the PS5 doesn't have the record is amazing
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
? huh? I don't see anyone arguing PS5 should have that record... merely folks providing context about those figures lolThe amount of salty comments here and on twitter about this, is more epic than i expected
I think some of you want someone to make that argument.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
The perfect excuse whenever something sold better than PS5.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
What? I didn't even mention the Switch 2. I was correcting your fake info regarding the PS5, that's all. That's unrelated to the Switch 2 sales.
Kacho
Member
But it's still tracking alongside the PS4. So not sure what you're trying to say.
PS5 Fanboys are fragile behind their "Sony is the market leader" mask.
LordOcidax
Member
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
? ...but a surge still happened post launch for PS5 after their chip shortage was fixed. His point is that a surge in sales did happen post launch..
and I don't get this weird childish name calling, no one argued Sony was market leader here, no one stated PS5 will sell or should sell better then Switch 2 or anything even like this.
You are merely reacting to all the comments about the context of that figure as this hostile defensive thing to fight over.
So I want to be very clear, we are merely providing context regarding PS5 and Series X launches during 2020.
You can come back here in the future during PS6 launch and we'll do just the same to take into consideration. That isn't trying to downplay or argue against PS6, that is merely telling you the details and context regarding the PS5's launch to make any comparison make sense.
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Kacho
Member
Seems very likely they will stay in the top spot with Switch 2. The brand is the strongest it's ever been.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
Funny the PS5 didn't sell even more units. Given the unprecedented demand for in-home entertainment during that period, it seemed perfectly positioned. Yet despite the global tariff disputes and its perceived high price, the Switch 2 is shattering sales records.
apple_of_enlightenment
Member
PS5 launch wasn't supply constrained. It was one of the biggest ever.but sony also stated this though...
PlayStation 5 supply issues finally fixed after three years, says Sony
A global chip shortage has led to long waits for the console with resellers demanding sky-high prices.
Not as massive as the first Gen 10 console however!
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
ok, so Sony is saying they fixed issues that never happened? lol ok Apple..
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